[mod_python] Problems with mp_request.read(length)

On 19/05/2006, at 4:40 AM, Alexis Marrero wrote:

> All,
>
> I have been experimenting with mod_python.util.FieldStorage() and  
> changing it so it will recognize and use Content-Length for a  
> particular field.
>
> I noticed that if I make a call to req.read(length) where length is  
> greater than 65646 the data is corrupted.  You can try different  
> numbers and find what the boundary exactly is for your system.  It  
> is a very weird error. Using req.readline(length) would behave  
> perfectly (assuming there are no new lines in the data).
>
> Does anyone has an idea why this could happen?

Can you state which version of mod_python and Apache you are using.

Graham